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Reading is one of my favorite pastimes, and the pandemic hasn’t stopped my appetite for books. I have, however, steered clear of anything dystopian or post-apocalyptic, because who wants to read about that at a time like this! Instead, I’ve taken in the rare historical fiction novel along with the usual sci-fi and mystery/thriller books.

I decided to celebrate this Black History Month by reading only black authors. I even managed to mix in some non-fiction, a rarity for me. I thought it’d be fun to share my reading list along with my highlighted passages.
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor Binti by Nnedi Okorafor The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The language of marriage is often a language of ownership, not a language of partnership.

Kobe Bean Bryant. August 23, 1978 - January 26, 2020. My mind has been all over the place since Kobe’s tragic death. I’ve been thinking about mortality, fatherhood, legacy, basketball, grief, depression, happiness, forgiveness, appreciation, family, friendship&mldr;as I said, all over the place.
As I’ve been reading and listening to people speak about Kobe’s career, I found my thought’s in an interesting place: The Wise Man’s Fear.

As the decade draws to a close, I thought I’d make a list of some of my favorite books, albums, and movies released or published in the 2010s. For when the dog bites. And the bee stings. In no particular order:
Books Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates The Sellout, Paul Beatty The Storied Life of A.

Barack Obama shared his summer reading list (see below), and he’s inspired me to share mine. Here are the books I’ve read so far this summer:
Akata Witch, Nnedi Okorafor The Last Firewall, William Hertling Zeus is Undead: This One Has Zombies, Michael G. Munz Superman: Dawnbreaker, Matt de la Pena The Sellout, Paul Beatty The Robots of Dawn, Isaac Asimov The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde Stories of Your Life and Others, Ted Chiang View this post on Instagram It's August, so I wanted to let you know about a few books I've been reading this summer, in case you're looking for some suggestions.

Once again I completed Goodreads Reading Challenge. My goal for 2018 was 15 books, and I read 33! A total of 11,211 pages. I’ve done the challenge for the last five years and have completed my goal each year. I think it’s time I raise the bar for 2019!
Books I read in 2018 American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot, Craig Ferguson Origin, Dan Brown The Book Thief, Markus Zusak Molly’s Game, Molly Bloom American Assassin, Vince Flynn Flygirl, Sherri L.